Nov 2014
The Caribbean Protected Areas Gateway was launched!
Mission
To improve the long-term conservation and sustainable use of natural resources by reinforcing the management and governance of protected and conserved areas through better use and monitoring of data and information and via the enhancement of capacities throughout the Caribbean region.
Objectives
- To collate the most up-to-date, accurate and salient data and information from international, regional, national and local levels
- To provide access to the most up-to-date, accurate and salient data and information, via an easy to use online user interface, to facilitate informed (data driven) decision making and policy formulation
- To develop and provide/deliver tools (assessment / survey-based tools, socioeconomic monitoring, marine analysis) and services to facilitate improved conservation and sustainable use of natural resources
- To build and enhance capacities relevant for improving management, governance, and data analysis, interpretation and application, where feasible throughout the Caribbean region
- To foster collaboration and facilitate networking and sharing amongst constituents
Our Values
- Transparency
- Community
- Expertise
Our Personality
- Collaborative
- Open and friendly
- Distinctively Caribbean
- World standard
- Experts
OUR HISTORY
History of the Caribbean Protected Areas Gateway
2014 - Jan 2017
Phase 1 of the Project, funded by the 10th European Development Fund
2017 - 2023
Phase 2 of the Project, funded by the 11th European Development Fund
Where We Work
The Caribbean Protected Areas Gateway currently works with and showcases protected area related information for 15 Caribbean ACP countries: Antigua and Barbuda Barbados The Bahamas Belize Dominica Dominican Republic Grenada Guyana Haiti Jamaica St. Kitts and Nevis St. Lucia St. Vincent and the Grenadines Suriname Trinidad and Tobago